Sunday Scare: Orca – The Killer Whale Review

13/04/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

If the prospect of Monday morning wasn’t scary enough, have a frightful end to your weekend with the FILM IN WORDS Sunday Scare.

A Brutal Game Review: Lessons in Cruelty

10/04/2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter HOUSE BOUND As with many of Jean-Claude Brisseau’s pictures, The Brutal Game (Un Jeu Brutal) is a challenging and risqué affair, concerning itself with disability, sexuality, and murder. After suddenly abandoning a high-profile cancer research project, revered scientist, Professor Tessier, returns to his countryside home to oversee his daughter Isabelle’s […]

Black Water Vampire Review: Sucked Dry

24/03/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Words: Emmett Barlow Twitter: @EmmettBarlow BLOOD RED MOON For the past four decades on the date of the winter solstice, young women have been abducted from the town of Fawnskin, only to be found, days later, lifeless; their bodies brutalised and their blood drained in the Black Water Forest. Having believed they’ve apprehended the culprit, […]

The Missing Picture Review: Beyond the Frame

20/03/2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter OUT OF FOCUS Today an abundance mediated sources saturate our daily lives. From the application loaded smartphone in your pocket, to the perpetual uncertainties of round-the-clock rolling news, such an influx of words and pictures has perhaps resulted in a level of complacency when regarding the true importance of an […]

This is Spinal Tap 30th Anniversary Edition Review

28/02/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Words: Andy Procter Twitter: @Procodile NO SLEEP TILL STONEHENGE The Rob Reiner classic, This is Spinal Tap, has become the definition of mockumentary since its original 1984 release. The story of an ageing British heavy metal band’s comeback tour across the USA with their 12th album Smell the Glove, is still an essential slice of […]

Umbrellas of Cherbourg Review: She’s a Rainbow

10/02/2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter J’ADORE MON AMOUR? Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) first received its theatrical release in 1964, courting over one million cinema admissions in France alone. Fifty years later the film has received a special 50th anniversary restoration release – but has this colourful French gem truly stood the test […]